Yesterday's Ultrasound

Thank you so much for your comments and emails asking about yesterday's ultrasound!! I would have already written, but I've been so tired and so sick that I haven't been online a lot lately.

So last Monday was my first u/s, and as you know, everything looked great!

Yesterday, one week later, I went back for a follow-up u/s, and..... everything looked great again!!!! Thank You, Jesus!!

Almost immediately the tech said, "I see the baby...And I see the heartbeat." Sweet relief washed over me when I heard those words!!

The heart rate was 158, and I'm measuring 7w2d, which matches my dates exactly.

My doctor was all smiles and continues to say that he has a good feeling about this. He thinks getting that septum out of there was key. Ladies, if you've ever been told that you have an "arcuate shaped" uterus after having an MRI or HSG, please check into it and make sure that it's actually not a broad based septum that needs to be removed. That was my case. Other doctors missed it b/c it was not a typical septum that was so obvious. It extended all the way across the top of my uterus, making my uterus look like it was just a normal variation of shape. Wrong!!! I'm so thankful that I went to my specialist in Memphis who recognized it right away. Here's the link if you want to check him out: http://www.fertilitymemphis.com/practice-services/recurrent-pregnancy-loss/

I am still being cautiously optimistic. I know that I have a long ways to go. But I'm trying to just take one day at a time and keep trusting the Lord.

Yesterday at my appointment I realized something: I am now further along than I've ever been without already having trouble. In the past, I was already bleeding at this stage. So I'm so thankful for that!

I'm still taking the Zofran and Phenergan for nausea. It is working wonders!! I still feel nauseous but nothing like I was feeling! I'm also going to start a stool softener b/c, like so many of you told me, Zofran does cause constipation. I bought some yesterday that my doctor recommended.

My eating habits are nothing like pre-pregnancy. Normally, I am a very healthy eater. I love organic foods. I eat lots of veggies and fresh fruits. I eat very few fried foods and very little fast foods. There have been several times when I was checking out at the store and the cashier would say, "Wow! You eat so healthy!" ha! Once, I was especially tickled pink b/c a young boy who was bagging my groceries said, "Do you just like to eat healthy or are you an athlete?" Woot! Woot!!! I was THRILLED that I could even be mistaken for an athlete!! haha

The last time I went to the grocery I felt so sick that I slowly pushed the cart through the store and put ANYTHING in that I thought I might be able to get down - popsicles, instant rice, juice, ice cream. Now it seems like the only things I can eat are not good for me. On Sunday I got mozzarella sticks at Sonic (which I haven't allowed myself to get in years). I ate tons of my mom's fried potatoes last week. Last night I had to go to DQ and get a Bliz.zard. This morning I ate a PopT.art. I'm hoping that pretty soon I'll be able to once again eat healthy (without gagging!).

I've read, though, that you really shouldn't worry about it this early in the game. Just eat what you can get down b/c the baby is so very tiny that their nutritional needs are miniscule. Thank goodness!!

Thank you so much for all of your prayers. Please do keep praying for us. I am still very early in this pregnancy. I'm so thankful for what God has done thusfar, though! It's nothing short of a miracle.